West Charlotte hangs on 14-7 against Lake Norman to advance to 4A playoffs’ 2nd round

West Charlotte advanced to the second round of the N.C. 4A West playoffs with a 14-7 home victory over Lake Norman Friday night.

West Charlotte's Devontez Walker caught two touchdown passes from Joshua Mahatha in the first half for a 14-0 lead at halftime.

Lake Norman cut the lead to 14-7 in the third quarter and had chances in the fourth but West Charlotte stopped the Wildcats three times on fourth down in the final period to seal the victory.

Records: West Charlotte is 7-5; Lake Norman is 3-9.

Three Who Mattered

Walker (West Charlotte): He had 91 yards receiving and caught both touchdown receptions for the Lions (29, 51 yards).

Khaliq Barnes (West Charlotte): He ran for 92 yards on 16 carries and made the interception on Lake Norman's final offensive play to seal the Lions' victory.

Gage Smith (Lake Norman): He was 13-for-23 passing for 181 yards and scored Lake Norman's only touchdown on a 1-yard run.

What’s Next

West Charlotte will travel - not far- to face second-seeded West Mecklenburg in the second round of the playoffs next Friday.

Lake Norman 0 0 7 0 7

West Charlotte 7 7 0 0 14

WC- Devontez Walker 29 pass from Joshua Mahatha (Michael Wiesecke kick)

WC- Walker 51 pass from Mahatha (Wiesecke kick)

LN- Gage Smith 1 run (Landon Milligan kick)

This story was originally published November 16, 2018 at 11:12 PM.